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Carlton Purvis

I think the idea of BitCoin is awesome, but for me it wouldn't be something I seriously started using until more sites started accepting it. For example, if I want to buy a book, I can search around for a site that takes BitCoin, then hope they have the book, or I can go to Amazon and just buy the book normally.

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Brian Rhodes

This is the most benign and misleading description of a website. Ever. :

"6. 4chan.org (Alexa Global Ranking 882) - 4chan is a simple image-based bulletin board where anyone can post comments and share images without a requirement to register. The boards are dedicated to a variety of topics, from Japanese animation and culture to video games, music, and photography. They started acceptingbitcoin for premium subscriptions in December 2012."

That said, bitcoin does not solve any of the 'fundamental flaws' of fiat currency. Say what you will about government regulation, but at some level, any paper (or bit) is only worth what someone will trade for it. People accuse the institution US Federal Reserve of manipulation. I can't even imagine how hot those accusations get for a 'hacker currency'.

I live in a region that still bounces coins off a table to see if they clank like slugs and refuses to accept 'out of town' checks.

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Matt Ion

We recently got Canada's first BitCoin ATM here in Vancouver, and a number of stores are now accepting them, including a local coffee shop chain.

I haven't really got into it myself, but a friend of mine is a big proponent - he built up a fair "stock" of them with a GPU farm before the price shot up, and ended up with some decent cash in pocket.

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Joshua Jones

Influx of currency based upon pure speculation and no physical - REAL LIFE value, has been the core of the collapse of more than one economy. Isn't the definition of an idiot is someone who does the same thing repeatedly expecting a different result each time?

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